Fuel cell system including a unit for electrical isolation of a fuel cell stack from a manifold assembly and method therefor
Patent
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OSTI ID:917198
- Danbury, CT
- Southbury, CT
A fuel cell system with improved electrical isolation having a fuel cell stack with a positive potential end and a negative potential, a manifold for use in coupling gases to and from a face of the fuel cell stack, an electrical isolating assembly for electrically isolating the manifold from the stack, and a unit for adjusting an electrical potential of the manifold such as to impede the flow of electrolyte from the stack across the isolating assembly.
- Research Organization:
- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-95MC31184
- Assignee:
- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,276,304
- Application Number:
- 11/020,593
- OSTI ID:
- 917198
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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